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September 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Eye Standard of Review in Open Records Cases

The state Supreme Court was asked to consider what the Commonwealth Court's standard of appellate review is for final determinations of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records on appeal during the high court's first-ever televised oral arguments session Sept. 13 in Philadelphia.
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August 17, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Court Insists on Open Negotiations Between Govt., Others

An Allegheny County school board that invited local business owners to an executive session for litigation to discuss property tax assessment appeals was in violation of the state's Sunshine Act because only its attorneys and advisers are allowed at such sessions, a Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.
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February 03, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Allegheny County Owes Sex Offenders $325K in Attorney Fees

Allegheny County must pay a group of sex offenders nearly $325,000 in attorney fees after the group successfully challenged the enforceability of a local ordinance restricting the offenders' residency.
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October 21, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Newspapers Pry Open Voir Dire in Joyce Trial

After a number of Pennsylvania newspapers including Pennsylvania Law Weekly joined in an emergency motion Tuesday, U.S. District Senior Judge Maurice B. Cohill Jr. conceded that voir dire in the trial of former Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce would
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December 29, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justices: Telephone Privacy Trumps Right to Know

Individuals' privacy rights can outweigh the public benefit of obtaining the complete cell phone records of public officials, the state Supreme Court ruled Dec. 19.
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March 22, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

High Court to Mull Standard of Review for Open Records Cases

The state Supreme Court is set to consider the Commonwealth Court's standard of review when considering final determinations of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.
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February 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Broad View for Open Records Appeals

In an apparent case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court has determined that it has the authority to use the more liberal de novo standard of review when hearing appeals regarding requests to access governmental information under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law.
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December 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Privacy Rights Halt Disclosure of Officials' Cell Phone Records

Individuals' privacy rights can outweigh the public benefit of obtaining the complete cell phone records of public officials, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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June 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Whistleblower Act Doesn't Preclude Jury Trial

Legislation that provides protection for public employees against retaliation for reporting waste and wrongdoing doesn't pre-empt the right to a jury trial of wrongful discharge claims, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick has ruled.
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September 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Balancing Privacy and Transparancy

The city of Pittsburgh failed to meet the burden of proof that releasing city council members' cell phone records would impair the reputations or right to privacy of the people whose telephone numbers appeared on the bill, an attorney for a Pittsburgh new
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